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Happy New Year: 2011 Top 10 Celebrity Divorce News

Celebrity Divorce, Hollywood Marriage, Engagement, Babies, and breakup.

Welcome to Hollywood Divorce News - This is my blog website to list recent Hollywood breakup, celebrity divorces, and relationship in general.

This website is not meant to be mean-hearted.  We love our Hollywood celebrities and we are very interested in their personal affairs.  We know that divorce and breakup are some of the toughest time that celebrities go through.  And we want to know about it.  HollywoodDivorceNews.com will put recent Hollywood divorce news together along with past history so you will understand your celebrities better.

Recent Hollywood & Celebrity Divorce in 2012, 2011

* All free information available from wiki, youtube, & etc...  (and my ears)

Angelina Jolie, 36, and Brad Pitt, 48, a couple since 2005, are engaged, Pitt's representative said Friday.

Pitt and Jolie announced their engagement, after seven years together.

On January 11, 2006, Jolie confirmed to People that she was pregnant with Pitt's child, thereby publicly acknowledging their relationship for the first time.

During Pitt's divorce from Aniston, his involvement with his Mr. & Mrs. Smith co-star Angelina Jolie attracted vigorous media attention. While Pitt denied claims of adultery, he admitted that he "fell in love" with Jolie on the set.

January 22, 2012, Heidi Klum and Seal announced that they were separating after nearly seven years of marriage.

In early 2004, while still pregnant, Klum began a relationship with musician Seal. Seal was present for Leni's birth and Klum has stated emphatically that "Seal is Leni's father".

Klum and Seal became engaged in December 2004 on a glacier in Whistler, British Columbia and married on May 10, 2005 on a beach in Mexico. They have three biological children together. Klum officially adopted Seal's surname and became legally known as Heidi Samuel.  Soon after, in December 2009, Seal officially adopted Leni, and her last name was changed to Samuel. During their marriage, Klum and Seal renewed their vows to one another each year on their anniversary in front of family and friends. On January 22, 2012, the couple announced that they were separating after nearly seven years of marriage.

Heidi Samuel (née Klum; born June 1, 1973), better known by her birth name Heidi Klum, is a German model, actress, television host, businesswoman, fashion designer, television producer, and occasional singer.

Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum married Nashville-based drummer Chris Tyrrell on January 7, 2012. Tyrrell proposed to Scott on July 2, 2011, during a family vacation in East Tennessee. The two met when Lady Antebellum and fellow country music band Love and Theft, in which Tyrrell is the lead drummer, both served as opening acts on Tim McGraw's Southern Voice tour in early 2010, and began dating later that summer. After their relationship began, Tyrrell became Lady Antebellum's lead drummer on their Need You Now 2010 tour.

Lady Antebellum - Need You Now

On January 5, 2012, media sources reported Drew Barrymore (36) had recently become engaged. In early 2011, Barrymore began dating art consultant Will Kopelmen, the son of former Chanel CEO Arie Kopelman.

In late December 2011, Timberlake proposed to Jessica Biel in the mountains of Jackson, Wyoming. They had broken up in early 2011 for a few months, but reunited later in the year.

Related Blog:

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel confirm split after four years together (03/11/2011)

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Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez. Timberlake became famous in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the boy band 'N Sync, whose launch was financed by Lou Pearlman.

On January 1, 2012, Aretha Franklin announced that she is engaged to a long time friend and confidant William Wilkerson. Franklin revealed that they were planning to exchange nuptials at a ceremony on a private yacht in Miami, Florida this summer.

Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942, 69 years old) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" list, as well as the ninth greatest artist of all time. She has won 18 competitive Grammys and two honorary Grammys.

This is my top 10 celebrity divorce/separation news from 2011.

1. Mel Gibson Loses Half of His $850 Million Fortune to Ex-Wife in Divorce
2. Maria Shriver Files for Divorce From Arnold Schwarzenegger
   • They may get back together, but...
3. Tony Danza divorcing after 24 years of marriage
4. Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony separating
5. Christina Aguilera's divorce finalized on April 15, 2011
6. Demi Moore (49) and Ashton Kutcher (33) divorcing after 6 years
7. Kobe Bryant's wife (of 10 years) files for divorce
8. Kim Kardashian files for divorce after 72 days of marriage
9. Crystal Harris (25) called off the wedding with Hugh Hefner (85).
10. Kat Von D and Jesse James' engagement is off, again.

Below is what didn't make top 10

Sinead O'Connor (45) marriage ends after 18 days

LeBron James popped the question on Friday December 30, 2011 at Jame's birthday/new years party.

LeBron James has two children with his high school sweetheart, Savannah Brinson. The first, LeBron James Jr., was born on October 6, 2004, and the second, Bryce Maximus James, on June 14, 2007. They currently reside in Coconut Grove, a Miami suburb, where James bought a three-story mansion overlooking Biscayne Bay for $9 million on November 12, 2010.

LeBron Raymone James (born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James"

On December 30, 2011, Russell Brand filed for divorce from Katy Perry in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences.

Russell Edward Brand (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian, actor, columnist, singer, author and radio/television presenter.

Katy Perry (born October 25, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter and actress.

Brand first met American singer/songwriter Katy Perry in summer 2008 when Perry filmed a cameo for Brand's film Get Him to the Greek. Brand and Perry began dating after meeting again in September 2009 at the MTV Video Music Awards. The couple became engaged in December 2009 when Brand proposed to Perry while on a holiday in India. The couple married on 23 October 2010 in a traditional Hindu ceremony, near the Ranthambhore tiger sanctuary in Rajasthan, India, the same location where Brand proposed

Russell Brand Talks About His Wife Katy

Debra Messing announced separation from husband last week. 

A week later, it was reported Debra Messing has been together with "Smash" co-star, Will Chase for about six weeks

Will Chase (41) is also recently separated from his wife.  They don't have children together.

Debra Messing and her husband, Daniel Zelman were married on September 3, 2000, and live in New York City. On April 7, 2004, Messing gave birth to their son, Roman Walker Zelman.

On December 23, 2011, a Los Angeles judge approved the divorce settlement between Mel Gibson and wife of 31 years, Robyn Denise Moore.

Mel Gibson is to pay Moore $425 Million.  This makes Gibson's divorce the most expensive celebrity settlement in history.  (not counting Rupert Murdoch's $1.7 Billion settlement - Rupert Murdoch is in entertainment business, but he is not a celebrity)

The couple didn't have prenuptial agreement.  Prenup was not common 31 years ago.

Sinead O'Connor met her fourth husband Barry Herridge online. They wed on December 9, 2011 in Las Vegas, but 18 days later she confirmed their marriage had ended, noting that they "lived together for 7 days only".

Sinead O'Connor has been married four times. Her first marriage was to music producer John Reynolds, who co-produced several of her albums, including Universal Mother. They have one child together. They split up on good terms and Reynolds continues to work as her producer and drummer. Her second marriage was to journalist Nicholas Sommerlad in 2002. For a period during 2006 and early 2007, she had a relationship with Frank Bonadio, the father of her fourth child. O'Connor acknowledged to Paul Martin in the Irish Daily Mirror that the two had separated as of the weekend of February 17, 2007, citing difficulties between Bonadio and his former wife, singer Mary Coughlan. O'Connor married long-time friend and collaborator Steve Cooney on July 22, 2010, but divorced him in April 2011.

Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (born December 8, 1966) is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra. O'Connor achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U".

Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 u live

Matthew McConaughey met his partner, Brazilian model and television performer Camila Alves, in 2007, and they are currently living in Austin, Texas. Together they have two children, son Levi Alves McConaughey (born 2008), and daughter Vida Alves McConaughey (born 2010). McConaughey proposed to Alves on Christmas Day 2011.

Matthew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. After a series of minor roles in the early 1990s, McConaughey gained notice for his breakout role in Dazed and Confused (1993). He then appeared in films such as A Time to Kill, Contact, U-571, Tiptoes, Sahara, and We Are Marshall. McConaughey is best known more recently for his performances as a leading man in the romantic comedies The Wedding Planner, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Failure to Launch, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past and Fool's Gold.

Divorce was filed in Texas on December 21, 2011.

Sanders currently stars in his own reality show -- Deion & Pilar: Prime Time Love -- centered around him, his wife, and their five children, all of whom live in the small town of Prosper, Texas.

Deion Luwynn Sanders (born August 9, 1967), nicknamed "Prime Time" and "Neon Deion", is a former National Football League cornerback and Major League Baseball outfielder who currently works as an NFL Network analyst. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 6, 2011.